CASE REPORT article
Front. Dent. Med.
Sec. Endodontics
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fdmed.2025.1607035
Case report: Dental autotransplantation for the resolution of odontogenic sinusitis using 3D replication
Provisionally accepted
Henry Paul Valverde Haro1,2*
Adriana Denisse Erazo Conde3- 1National University of Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador
- 2Universidad de los Hemisferios, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
- 3Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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This case report presents the use of dental autotransplantation, in which a donor tooth is transferred to a recipient site in the same patient, improving functional and aesthetic characteristics. The advantages of this technique compared to conventional prostheses and surgical treatments, such as dental implants, are discussed. A 27-year-old patient with no relevant medical history was evaluated for pain and discomfort in fractured teeth with previous endodontic treatments and odontogenic sinusitis. A non-rehabilitable maxillary first molar was diagnosed and extracted and replaced by a previously endodontically treated maxillary third molar, for which a 3D printed replica was used to shape the reshaped alveolar site. The intervention was successful, after which an adequate clinical and radiographic follow-up was carried out for three years, showing good bone formation and continuity of the periodontal ligament, with no signs of pathological resorption. This case demonstrates that, when properly planned and executed, dental autotransplantation can be an effective and biological alternative for dental rehabilitation, especially with the use of advanced technologies such as cone beam computed tomography and 3D printed replica of the donor tooth.
Keywords: Digital Dentistry, Tooth autotransplantation, donor tooth replica, Sinusitis of dental etiology, autotransplanted tooth
Received: 09 Apr 2025; Accepted: 23 May 2025.
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* Correspondence: Henry Paul Valverde Haro, National University of Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador
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